Flexor Tenosynovitis Caused by Mycobacterium scrofulaceum: Case Report

Timothy I. Carter; Peter Frelinghuysen; Aaron Daluiski; Barry D. Brause; Scott W. Wolfe

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.06.010

Flexor Tenosynovitis Caused by Mycobacterium scrofulaceum: Case Report

Timothy I. Carter
, Peter Frelinghuysen
, Aaron Daluiski
, Barry D. Brause
, Scott W. Wolfe

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Abstract

Atypical hand infections with Mycobacterium species are uncommon, and Mycobacterium scrofulaceum infections are rare. We present a case of flexor tenosynovitis caused by M scrofulaceum in a 66-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1292-1295
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume	31
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.06.010
State	Published - Oct 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Mycobacterium
atypical infection
flexor tendon
hand
scrofulaceum
tenosynovitis

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